2½ birding days (Harare wetlands, miombo)
Focus: Harare wetland species
The Harare area supports a large number of birds through diverse habitats ranging from miombo woodlands to wetlands and dams, grasslands and granite formations, large and small. Miombo and wetland birds tend to be the primary focus.
Target birds
Wetland species include Yellow-mantled and White-winged Widowbirds, Yellow Bishops, Streaky-breasted Flufftail, Striped Crake, Black Coucal, Dwarf Bittern, Marsh Owl, Yellow-throated, Rosy-throated and Cape Longclaw, African Crake
Miombo specialists including Whyte’s Barbet, Green-backed Honeybird, Wood Pipit, Striped Pipit, White-breasted Cuckooshrike, Boulder Chat, Miombo Rock-thrush, Collared Flycatcher (in season), Stierling’s Wren-warbler, Southern Hyliota, Green-capped Eremomela, Red-faced Crombec, Miombo Tit, African Spotted Creeper, Western Violet-backed Sunbird, Miombo Double-collared Sunbird, Miombo Blue-eared Starling and Black-eared Seedeater.
Ease of birding
Many birds will be easy to see whilst some are elusive or seasonal. Miombo woodlands tend to be quiet in the afternoons so there is the opportunity to sample other habitats for other species. These areas require some walking in hilly terrain but present no difficulty for persons of average fitness. Harare`s wetlands are seasonally flooded and therefore birding for the special wetland species is mostly seasonal (Gum boots a must!)
26 Nov 2022 |
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The Lodge | Harare Wetlands Birding |
3 nights |
B&B |
26 Nov 2022 |
B&B: Bed and Breakfast |
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4 Days / 3 Nights
8 guests
Special Interests: Bird watching
Guideline cost: US$1100.00 per person sharing based on 4 people
NOTE THAT PRICE MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON FINAL NUMBER TRAVELLING AS COST IS BASED ON A SMALL GROUP TRAVELLING TOGETHER.
ALSO DEPENDANT ON LODGE SELECTED
Includes:
Meals as stipulated in the itinerary
Bottled water everyday
Transportation in Harare
2 1/2 days birding (Harare)
Travel Insurance Cover
Nominal Tips
Birding Conservation Fee
Excludes:
Entry visas into Zimbabwe
Laundry
Telephone calls
Entrance fees where applicable
Any other item not mentioned in the inclusions